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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-22

Our own little Nathan Golf was
offered the Presidency of the Repub.
ican National League 10 New York
last week, and wisely declined.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-22

has In many respects been the best in the
history of the school. We invite compar-
ison with any school of the 'me size In
our Soto. IL is probable that the various
rooms will have some closing cxerrises
on Friday afternoon preceding the hsli-
days. We invite all TO visit It on that
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-22

Elk SECRETARY MANNING is report
ed to be dangerously i'll 1t is thought
that there WAS recurrence Of the
stroke which afflicted him year AGO.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-22

The Yellow river Of China has
overlooked its banks drowning tens
of thousands Of people and rendering
millions homeless and starving.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-22

Hon. S. p. Rounds, editor OF the
Omaha Republican and .x Public
Printer, died at his home In Omaha
on pec, l7th
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-22
Town Lots for Sale.

We have for sale four town lotF in cast
klnWW Cud-R very desirable residence
pOTlinr Of The town Those lofs are very
desii ble aa ilev fr0nt ON two streets TO
feet ~ High street and 20 feet on Main
street and ire 200 feet deep lay we'll aud
srn smooth and dry Torius and prices
reaa, nahlo For further .ipf1rmati,n ap-
plJ to Stone . KiLDowi
kingve0d, W Va
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-22
Farm for Sale.
A FARM FOR SALE.

4 farm NJ 8 acrcs IN Valley District
one ha' nile from RoedsVille and on
line nf the Black Bottle " r 20 acres Of
this iarnl II cleared and 20 actes of good
timber hss now dwelling hOaas and
barn nav fencing md % in e1 client
condition throughout hap two Nslla md
three springs oi never failing water. nm
ierlaiG with The 4 and 7 100 veins Of
COL and iron ore; very deairahle farm.
F"r iuriher iuformntiUu Fri 90 terms.
etf rali On or ddrpSs
STONE q K1LDow Real Esiate Apis
KinRwood West We
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-22

ATTENTION i~cdl'ol to the advertise
ment of the National Fern aud Firestde
published at Washington d q and
Grange Camp Va 1t is handsomely
printed is page paper containing Ga col
unins OF FIRST class mMter for farmers
sample copies Tree to all who write for
Them Ia Box 3Is Washington DC
fhe paper is published on the let and I5t
II each month, ut fifty cents a year Of
will be dubbed with this paper al el6O
per yOaa
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-22

ton in the near future, and engage in
railrosding.
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The sketch given here is from the Of
fetal drawings Of the patent Office, show
ing vessel invented by Robert VI. Fryer
and officially designated a. n "new and
useful improvement" in buoyant propeller
ships
Exactly what would be its attitude in a
storm is not known, but I'm calm water II
glides along on gigantic wheels, high and
dry. Each Of the three propcllcrs-One
under the bow, two under the stern-is
globe shaped and arranged 20 support the
weight Of the vessel when only immersed
onc-,lxth Of It's diameter They revolve
independently of each other, and in the
absence Of rudder the ship is stocred by
regulating the respective speed OF the pro-
pcIlcrs
This ship IS designed 10 run on land as
well as on water. The propcllers are
made with a fange 20 flt a rail, and it Is
intended 20 run the vessel across an
isthmus or any land where a wide track
with a middle rail can be built TO accom-
MEDIATE il.
The New York World, from which the
cut is taken, facetiously intimates that
when ships Of this sort come into general
use the trip from Chicago 10 Liverpool
without change will be common
enough.
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lengths. The two Oarsmen again met on
the Paramatta on March %, 1881, and
Beach was again victorious by six lengths.
These contests were for the champion
ship Of the world and $500 "a side,
over straight away course three
miles and $50 yards in length. Beach =
time IN the last Of these races,
which was close aud exciting was 23m.
Sos On Sept. /, 1886, Beach defeated
Tcemer, the Pennsylvania oarsman, over
the Putncy Mortlake course on the
Thames, four miles and u quarter. by ten
lengths, IN 22m sos On the 18th Of the
same month Beach met Gaudaur, Of St
Louis on the same course, and won by
four lengths in Ism. 5Gs On the 2Jth Of
the same month Beach again defended
the championship on the Thames course
against Wallace Ross, Of New Brunswick,
defeating mm by four lengths, in 23m.
05s Then Ilanlan entered the field
against his old antagonist, but several
months elapsed before the preliminaries
Tor the latest contest were concluded.
Beach VIII now be asked 20 come TO
America and roy with Tecmer. \ sketch
map Of the Napean course IS given with
this
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-04

In Greece, Syria, Palestine and Asia
Minor generally, Greek monasieries are
very numerous and each has usually Il
large population Of able bodied and indus
tri1us monks. One curious difference
exists between the Greek and Roman
Catholic churches .n this particular The
priests a the Greek church may have one
wife only, and many droll stories are told
Of the Jealous care manifested boy Greek
priests for the health Of their c0laoris, as
knowing that If the one wife dies, single
blessedness is their fate the balance Of
their days One traveller notes Greek
priest doing the weeks washing, and
when asked why, very naturally replied.
MY wife Is sick, and Pm afraid %
Ovcrw0rk her."
Greek monks, however, Ike those Of
the Roman Catholic church, do not marry,
and in order % remove as far 9s possible
from the temptations Of the world, usually
locate their monasteries in almost inacces-
sible places. The Isles Of the Princes"
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nv. "ooiAh oihoN'' 'ICrils 70 the
Family" 1.-THE Social Vice ard IL
lteracy," THE Christian Resources Of
our Country TO meet these Perils. -
The Necessity Of Cooperation be-
tween Churches and Denominations in
order % Utilize these Resources, 80 "prac-
teal Methods OF Cooperation" and
Individual Responsibility Growing ont
Of Perils and Opportunities. " These
questions are 20 be discussed by the most
prominent clergymen Of the day. Among
the speakers will be; President James
McCosh, ID. D., Rev. Daniel Dorchester,
ID. D., Bishop A. Cleveland Coke, d. D.,
Rev. Simon j Mcpherson, d. D.. Col.
J. L. Greene, Rev r. S. Storrs, D. ID.
lprobablyl, Rev. r. :. Macarthur. d. D.,
Bishop Edward 6. Andrews. ID. D.. Rev.
5. W. Dixie, Rev. James NJ. King. ID. D.,
President d. G. Gilman, Ii. d., Rev.
Atticus c. Haygood d. D., Rev. Frank
Russell, ID. D., Bishop J. T. Hurst. ID. d.,
Rev. A T. schauffler, D. D., George w.
Cable, Rev Washington GLADDEN., LII. d.,
Bishop Samuel S Harris, D. D., and Rev.
A. J. Gordon, d. ID.
Nearly hundred clergymen and others
interested in Christian work have signed
the call, which sets forth the necessity for
the conference. IL Is feared by these gen
temen that the blessings under which the
United States thrived during the first
century Of It's national existence, and
which have gwen il advantages over the
people Of Europe, are now beginning 10
die away. The concentration Of multi
tudes in cities, competition, pauperism
and crime are set forth as the causes Of
widespread discomfort for which the free
dom Of the national institutions afford no
remedy
The deliberations Of these thoughtful
Christian men upon so important a ques-
ton will be regarded with interest by the
whole country.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-04

THE NICARAGUA CANAL.

American engineers, at intervals for the
last forty years, have demonstrated every
material fact; and we can now calculate
the route, cost, traffic and profits Of the
proposed canal as accurately as II IL ran
between lake and river in Illinois or Ohio.
A glance az the map Of Central America
will show that the dividing summit is
very near the Pacific coast, that just east
OF that summit lies Nicaragua lake, and
that the San Juan river flows thence 10
the Atlantic But there IL on that part
Of the enlarged isthmus no mountain,
strictly speaking; that lake is but 40
feet above the level Of the sea, il is 40
miles long and thirty-1vo miles broad
separated from the Pacific coast drainage
by very low divide, and from IL the San
Juan river flows with a gentle current ll9
miles 20 the Caribbean sea, or Atlantic
ocean. as you please The annual rain
fall i'm Nicaragua lake basin is ninety
eight nchos-abOut three times that Of
eastern New York-and more than ample
20 insure q permanent supply % the river;
its Average width is 600 feet, and 10 receives
from the lake in the drycst seasons not
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-04

championship Of Ito world. have brought
handball into especial notice The sport
originated in Ireland. and is 10y some there
considered the national game much as
baseball is in America.
Handhall is played in a court, usually
with three walls. aud the action Is much
like that OF so called "barnball. 90 In which
the boy hats the ball against house or
barn, the success Of his game depending
upon the length Of time he can keep the
ball going without missing a stroke and
allowing 10 to settle on the ground. But
in handball rs n game there are careful
lines made and rules enforced. 50 that two,
four, six or eight players can take part
When there are but two, however. the
contest IS rather exhausting, and except
the court be quite large eight crowd IL too
much, so three against three is best for
amateurs. The handball court is IA feature
OF the gymnasium in several boarding
schools Of America especially those under
Catholic management Alderman Casey's
court is a type Of the best, and consists OF
a room, or entry, forty feet high and
covered by a skylight, which is protected
by wire screen. The side walls and the
back wall are Of brick, painted white, to
serve as good background for the dark
ball and the room IL sixty feet iong. OF
course there is no place FOR spectators ex-
ccpt az the open end behind the players.
The floor is OF smooth, hard asphalt A
line is drawn straight down the center, on
each side Of which stand the contendng
forces. Across the room, about twenty
five feet from the back wall, is
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A school for Teaching stenosraphy.

Two men whowere in hard luck met on
Broadway one was "a boOkkecpcr and
the other q mechanical engineer 81 sup
pose you are ont Of a job, Jack, said the
bookkecpcr
'Nes. " was the reply, "and you, un-
doubtedly, are in the same fix"
81 am. But propose 90 start o school
for teaching stenoCraphy'
"a SCHOOL, What do you know about
ston0rraphyF' was asked.
NOTHING IL isn't necessary that
should An that ! need 90 do is 90 buy a
number of text books and keep orc lesson
in advance Of the class Should l faIl in
this. 1 can have o review of the previous
lessons. lncase therey.ew fails lean give
the class vacation. New York Even
ing sun
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?
lection, the final survey is 10 be
made, and we are Justified in accepting
the company's promise that the year 1898
Will see the Nicaragua interocean ship
canal in successful operation.
II any man questions the utility Of such
work or its profit on q cost Of say $780,
OOOOOO let him consider these facts: Cali
fornia and Oregon now export 10000 GOO
bushels Of wheat year, which j. four
months on its way 10 Boston or Liverpool
and could go in four weeks by this canal ;
100000, 600 pounds Of tea go around the
far southern capes TO Europe and could 20
IN half the time by this canal, Australia
and New Zealand send every year 300,-
O.JO0O pounds Of wool TO Europe-this
route would shorten the distance 40 least q
third; Peru exports az least 800, eco tons
yearly Of guano which wants this route,
and all the trade by water from the At
lantic 10 the Pacific coasts Of the United
States, an from the western coast Of
South America 10 the Atlantic states AID
Europe an that between Europe and the
central section Of the South seas would
come This way In short, the annual ton
mage through the canal would De much
greater than that which pays S6,O0O,o0O
In tolls t0 the Sucz canal, with "a certainty
u immense increase. And The highest
estimated cost is but $4,000 600. Add
the political considerations and 10 Will be
plain that The inauguration of this work
marks an important era for the United
States
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-04

7 fftfDlhtk kkAhMlk. WllZiy
Brccht's hotel, at 101 East Fourth
street, was formerly a favorite haunt
with the Ultras. but as the proprietor
does not share their views, nearly all have
left for more conccnial resorts. Only
twice week do Anarchistic meetings
occur IN his rooms and then so quietly as
10 excite little or no notice
Justus SChwab's famous hOstelry In
First street has been so repeatedly de-
scrihed In the columns Of the press rs TO
require no further comment His guests
represent the best element intellectually
OF the new organization.
Another resort is in Baxter street near
Bayard The proprietor, % Russian Of Il
Hcbraic east, known a. LiObenstein, is a
curiosity in himself Short, squat and
sincwy, he is a Red by nature a. well as
by taste His hair beard eyebrows, face,
and even his clothes. are so many shades
Of scarlet lie speaks but little English,
and 10 Americans is taciturn, but his elO-
Quence in German. Russian and Hebrew
is a miracle His place is one Of the few
in the new world where vodka or yodky,
the national Russian stimulant, can be
procured This frightful fluid Is nothing
more OF less than raw, impure alcohol
To New York palate it seems like Il
liquid fire Of half nauseating flavor. Yet
upon the Polaks and Slovnks who FIRE
quent the place il cXcites strange fasci-
nation. 10 is no uncommon sight 10 see
one Of them drain three or four glasses
with evident delight and walk of rs I'M
conccrnedly as II his beverage had been
simple Croton
The Anarchists in this district che Sec
0nd assembly are not numerous, how
ever, and the place is unimportant when
compared with similar establishments in
the crowded east side
a small group of radicals meet every
Sunday evening in O small hall on Clinton
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-04
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL PROJECT
REVIVED.
Something About the United states Er.
petition About to Go Over the Route.
Map Of the Proposed Water Way and
OF tho Ports of Greytown and Brito.

The long and irregular stretch Of land
that unites North aud South America has
been m object Of commercial and roman
tic interest ever since the duy-Sept. 90,
lJlj-whcn Nasco Nunez dc Balboa first
completed its passage and discovered the
South Pacific ocean. Every nation has
recognized It's Importance every great en-
ginecr has suggested canal or other
means Of transit 10 escape the long and
dangerous voyage around Cape Horn; al
most innumerable plans have been Of
fcrol, and yet the close Of the year 1887
Witnesses the first practicable enterprise.
Tho facts are proved Mt last: the Mica
ragun Canal company is fully organized
in New York city, with sufficient capital
guaranteed. Commander II. c. Taylors
expedition IL 20 make the final surveys
and settle the TOutc-vil the san Juan
river, Lake Nicaragua AMI the proposed
cut thence 10 the Pacific. II is now con-
cclcd by all unprejudiced authorities that
the De Lesseps canal across the lsthmus
Of Darien Is a disastrous failure as nearly
$500 900, COO has already been expended
and only beginning made. IL is there
fore Of the utmost importance that no
mistakes should be made, and that the
public should have full and exact in
formation as 90 the route by the Nicaragua
lake, which is distinctly the American
route On this point we are, fortunately,
well informed. Surveys by British and
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-04

I place, near Broad
way, under the
/ direction of Mrs
/ Cynthia Leonard
This lady is better
/ knowntothe pub
/ lie as the mother
/ II Lillian Russell,
/ the distinguished
/ light opera star,
. but Is q host in
herself Medium
. sized, masculine
looking, quick, ac-
tive and thought
ful, she, though
Ia mother aud
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-04

4 canyHsscr who is selling "a article
used DOB counting rooms Says that not one
business MAN In fifty receives hlm with
amy lack At courtesy. in spite ~ tae fact
that De often Gstl5bs tlem when they
are busy This may he partly due, De
thinks, 10 bis manner OF approaching
them. but chiefly 20 the consideration
they show a man who is trying Us hard ia
his way 20 make living as they are in
theirs Philadelphia Times.
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sailed, and that the shock Of her death had
killed her devoted husband
The family history is curious and TO
mantle For centuries the Dalhousies Of
Scotland have borne a conspicuous place
In her history. The family name is Ram
say, and the late lords father, being out
Of the direct line, inherited neither title
nor estate, but entered the navy and rose
10 the rank Of admiral The son, born in
1874, also entered the navy and served
with distinction In many parts OF the
world The title was then held by n dis
tant cousin, who was governor general Of
India. In "a short time the intermediate
heir died; in 1875 the India lord died, and
Admiral Ramsay, then very old man,
became Lord Dalhousie, his son attaining
the courtesy title Of Lord Ramsay. But
he had already ma ie a name FOR himself
first as midshipman with the Duke u
Edinburgh, then rising through the yari-
Gus grades till he was commissioned rs
commander. He quit the navy and en-
tered parliament as member for Liver
pool and a Liberal Ia July, 1850 his
father died and he became Lord Dial
hOusie On the 9th Of December, 1877, he
married Ida Bennett youngest daughter
Of Charles, sixth earl Of Tankerviile; her
mother was the only daughter Of the
sixth duke Of Manchester Lady Dal-
hcuse was descended from the French
De Grammonts, ana inherited all the
beauty and grace Of that noted family;
she was hut 20 years old 40 the time Of
hcr death. and while IN America her
beauty attracted great admiration. Noble
blood, youthful grace. dignity and liberal
principles combined in this pair, and their
late visit 10 these shores gives deep inter
est to their story in the minds of Ameri-
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ofthe Rev. Josiah
Strong, general
secretary Of the
alliance.
Among the sub
lects 10 be de-
bated are the fcl
lowing:
The City,
I'm migration"
IT he Saloon
"Ultram ontnn %
ISM The Mis-
use Of Wealth"
"Estrang q men {
from the Church, -
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II was O iorecoue conclusion In the
minds Of most sporting people that Han
Ian went 20 his death as an oarsman,
when he undertook for Tie third time 70
row against Beach, the Australian won
der. Their race came of on the Napean,
Australia. Ianlan bad not only the dis
advantages of location against him, but
he has not for some time been The man he
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-04
A FAILlNG REAcH.

drawn another line, intersecting nc
each end semicrcle OF three feet
diameter II is obvious, therefore, that x
there is but one player on each side. he
has TO dance about very lively 20 catch
the ball az the numerous angles 10 natur-
ally rebounds. and that the object Of each
player is 10 make rs many unexpected
angles as possible and make them very rap
idly II the striker fails 10 make The I'll
rebound beyond the cross line. he loses u
point and the same II be allows DO TO
escape him and come 10 q rest on tle
ground Thirty-one such misses consti-
tute game. so the more sklllful the
players the longer the game continues,
and experts occasionally maintain the
action till complete exhaustion of one or
the other cOmpels failure. The regulA-
ton bali is bat little over an inch ia
diameter, covered with chamois or pig
skin. and It's elasticity is calculated TO
produce a perpendicular bound Of four
teen inches from fall Of fifteen feet IL
is plain that success IN such game re-
quires agility, good wind, quick action
and an eye almost infallble in detcrmin-
ing the angle which the ball is going to
take; and conversely, that the game do
velops these qualities An expert can decide
in the fash OF an eye, as soon as his opponent
has struck, what line the ball will take
against the wall and consequently on what
angle IL viii rebound and sometimes he
can determine the intended stroke from
the attitude OF the striker While tho
striker has % throw his body into almost
every possible attitude 10 meet the re-
bounding ball and send il on It's quick re-
turn there are certain fancy strokes
which delight the artistic eye--such as tie
.tupvvsrd reach - Ia catch the hall IA IL
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less than that Of the Ohio. and the first sug-
gcstion, naturally, was that the river itself
should be utilized b. canalization, as the
French call their recent works reducing
The Seine % series Of basins separated
by locks But The survey shows that
nearly all the descent Of the san Juan
Is IN four rapds-the Castillo, Del Toro
Bolus and Machuca The obvious con
cIusion was that only the lower part Of
the river should be canallzed and that
above tho first rapids there should
be a canal proper Capt Child, an
American engineer. In 1851. took
careful levels Of the entire line and
recommended that the first ninety miles
Of the river be ''canalized," as IL can be
made nayigable for the largest ships at q
moderate cost, and that the remaining
distance 70 the lake be trayersed by shit
canal. His report was warmly indorsed
by Col. Albert, the illusuious officer Of the
United states engineer corps, and IL was
so eminently correct in general that IL has
been the basis Of all subsequent surveys
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used 10 be High
living and lack Of
training have
done for him as
an Oarsman, and
the championship
Of the world 40
single SOULS re
mains in tn e
sou hern hemls
phere
William Beach,
he Illawarra
Man." as he Is
called in Aus
tralia, first met
Hanlan on tn e
paramatta river.
in New South
Wales. on Aug
10, 1884, and
achieved the then
unique distinc-
tion Of beating
the Canadian by
som C seven
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brother; they
were among the
most liberal Of
British Liberals,
they made many
friends in Amer
lea, and scarcely
had those friends
read Of their ar
rival In France
when the news
was followed by
the sad announce
mcnt that Lady
Dalh ousie had
died OF " hat
seemed a slight
ill., n-L.. IL.
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A CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE.
The Evangelical Alliance shortly to
Meet I'm Washington. ID. e.

"A call has been made for conference
OF all evangelical denominations TO meet
on the eth OF December, at Washington,
d. C., for the discussion OF questions
which are at present engaging the atten-
ton OF many thoughtful men The con-
ference HIS been called by the Evangelical
Alliance for the United States Of America
through its president, Mr. William T.
Dodge, and will be under the supervision
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-04

goes above the head; the downward
reach. " when 10 is almost on The ground,
and % stroke 90 make DO strike tic top n
the vail and thus rebound flr rlorc tAe
head of the opposite player Sometimes
the PLAYER has 90 spring high n r.r 20
catch % BAH going over his head and whom
more than one is on a side they AaFe tlo
privilege NJ "0ut play and "in llay'
one 0r two ia the line and one or two. -
the case may be-. little farther back.
The PLAYER also has the PRIVILEGE ~ scnd-
ing the BAN against the side wall so that
IL will "carr0m" on the main wall and
thus ,ouhie the uncertainty 90 its dual
course. 10 is plain that snme re-
quires wide awake performer